Junctions
Mini roundabouts
Lesson breakdown
Sub-skills
Lesson 1
Taking the first exit at a roundabout using a filter lane
A filter lane sets your route, not your right of way - the lane markings decide where you're going, but the same observation and speed judgement still apply.
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Lesson 2
Taking the second exit at a mini roundabout
A mini roundabout still has a real hazard at it - the painted circle marks a path to steer around, and the traffic from the right is the same judgement call as a full-size roundabout.
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Practical test
Why it matters
Mini-roundabouts test whether you apply full roundabout discipline to something small enough to be tempted to rush - driving across the centre or not giving way can be recorded as a fault.
What to look out for
Small, but still a roundabout
The painted circle works like a raised island: your path curves around it. The give-way-to-the-right judgement is exactly the same as a full-size roundabout.
Key steps
- 1 Treat a mini-roundabout as a real roundabout, not a painted spot to drive over - approach at a speed where you could stop, and give way to traffic from the right.
- 2 You MUST pass round the central markings, not straight across them, unless your vehicle is too large to do so.
- 3 There's less room and less time, so your observation and signalling need to be early and clear.
- 4 Avoid U-turns at mini-roundabouts unless the layout clearly allows it, and watch for others attempting the same.
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Highway Code
This lesson is a revision aid, not a replacement for The Highway Code.
Rule 188
Approach mini-roundabouts in the same way as normal roundabouts. All vehicles MUST pass round the central markings except large vehicles physically incapable of doing so. There is less room to manoeuvre and less time to signal.
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